Collectible Stocks and Bonds from North American Railroads             by Terry Cox

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  States and provinces in North America  

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State Abbrev Capital Date organized
Canada
  
Alberta ALB Edmonton Sep 01, 1905
British Columbia BC Victoria May 16, 1871
Canada, Dominion of CAN Ottawa Oct 07, 1763
Manitoba MAN Winnipeg Jul 15, 1870
New Brunswick NB Fredricton Jul 01, 1867
Newfoundland NF St Johns' Mar 31, 1949
Northwest Territories NWT Yellowknife Jul 15, 1870
Nova Scotia NS Halifax Jul 01, 1867
Nunavut NUN Iqualit Apr 01, 1999
Ontario ONT Toronto Jul 01, 1867
Prince Edward Island PEI Charlottetown Jul 01, 1873
Quebec QUE Quebec City Jul 01, 1867
Saskatchewan SAS Regina Sep 01, 1905
Yukon Territory YUK Whitehorse Jun 01, 1898
Mexico
  
Aguascalientes AGS Aguascalientes  
Baja California BAJ Mexicali  
Baja California Sur BCS La Paz  
Campeche CAM Campeche  
Chiapas CHI Tuxtla Gutiérrez  
Chihuahua CHH Chihuahua  
Coahuila COA Saltillo  
Colima COL Colima  
Distrito Federal DF Mexico City  
Durango DUR Durango  
Guanajuato GNJ Guanajuato  
Guerrero GUE Chilpancingo de los Bravo  
Hidalgo HID Pachuca  
Jalisco JAL Guadalajara  
Mexico MEX Mexico City  
Mexico, Estado de MX Mexico City  
Michoacan MIC Morelia  
Morelos MOR Curenevaca  
Nayarit NAY Tepic  
Nuevo Leon NL Monterrey  
Oaxaca OAX Oaxaca  
Puebla PUE Puebla  
Queretaro QUT Querétaro  
Quintana Roo QUI Chetumal  
San Luis Potosi SLP San Luis Potosí  
Sinaloa SIN Culiacán  
Sonora SON Hermosillo  
Tabasco TAB Villahermosa  
Tamaulipas TAM Victoria  
Tlaxcala TLA Tlaxcala  
Veracruz VER Xalapa  
Yucatan YUC Mérida  
Zacatecas ZAC Zacatecas  
United States of America
  
Alabama AL Montgomery Dec 14, 1819
Alabama Territory ALT   Mar 03, 1817
Alaska AK Juneau Jan 03, 1959
Alaska Territory AKT Juneau Aug 24, 1912
Arizona AZ Phoenix Feb 14, 1912
Arizona Territory AZT Phoenix Feb 24, 1863
Arkansas AR Little Rock Jun 15, 1836
Arkansas Territory ART   Mar 02, 1819
California CA Sacramento Sep 09, 1850
Colorado CO Denver Aug 01, 1876
Colorado Territory COT Golden, Denver Feb 28, 1861
Connecticut CT Hartford Jan 09, 1788
Dakota Territory DKT Yankton Mar 02, 1861
Delaware DE Dover Dec 07, 1787
District of Alaska AKD Juneau May 17, 1884
District of Columbia DC Washington  
Florida FL Tallahassee Mar 03, 1845
Florida Territory FLT Tallahassee Mar 30, 1822
Franklin FR Greenville Dec 01, 1784
Georgia GA Atlanta Jan 02, 1788
Guam GUA Agana  
Hawaii HI Honolulu Aug 21, 1959
Hawaii Territory HIT Honolulu Apr 30, 1900
Hawaii, Kingdom of HIK Honolulu Jan 01, 1790
Hawaii, Republic of HIR Honolulu Jan 01, 1894
Idaho ID Boise Jul 03, 1890
Idaho Territory IDT Boise Mar 03, 1863
Illinois IL Kaskaskia, Springfield Dec 03, 1818
Illinois Territory ILT Kaskaskia Feb 03, 1809
Indiana IN Indianapolis Dec 11, 1816
Indiana Territory INT Vincennes May 07, 1800
Iowa IA Des Moines Dec 28, 1846
Iowa Territory IAT Iowa City Jun 12, 1838
Kansas KS Topeka Jan 29, 1861
Kansas Territory KST Topeka May 30, 1854
Kentucky KY Frankfort Jun 01, 1792
Louisiana LA Baton Rouge Apr 30, 1812
Louisiana-Missouri Territory LAT   Mar 03, 1805
Maine ME Augusta Mar 15, 1820
Maryland MD Annapolis Apr 28, 1788
Massachusetts MA Boston Feb 06, 1788
Michigan MI Detroit, 'Lansing Jan 26, 1837
Michigan Territory MIT Detroit Jan 11, 1805
Minnesota MN St. Paul May 11, 1858
Minnesota Territory MNT St. Paul Mar 03, 1849
Mississippi MS Jackson Dec 10, 1817
Mississippi Territory MST Natchez, Washington Apr 07, 1798
Missouri MO Jefferson City Aug 10, 1821
Missouri Territory MOT St Charles, Jefferson City Jun 04, 1812
Montana MT Helena Nov 08, 1889
Montana Territory MTT Helena May 26, 1864
Nebraska NE Lincoln Mar 01, 1867
Nebraska Territory NET Omaha, Capitol City May 30, 1854
Nevada NV Carson City Oct 31, 1864
Nevada Territory NVT Carson City Mar 02, 1861
New Hampshire NH Concord Jun 21, 1788
New Jersey NJ Trenton Dec 18, 1787
New Mexico NM Santa Fe Jan 06, 1912
New Mexico Territory NMT Santa Fe Sep 09, 1850
New York NY Albany Jul 26, 1788
North Carolina NC Raleigh Nov 21, 1789
North Dakota ND Bismarck Nov 02, 1889
Northwest Territory NW Vincennes Jul 13, 1787
Ohio OH Columbus Mar 01, 1803
Oklahoma OK Oklahoma City Nov 16, 1907
Oklahoma Territory OKT Oklahoma City May 02, 1890
Oregon OR Salem Feb 14, 1859
Oregon Territory ORT Oregon City, Salem Aug 14, 1848
Orleans Territory OT   Mar 26, 1804
Pennsylvania PA Harrisburg Dec 12, 1787
Puerto Rico PR San Juan  
Rhode Island RI Providence May 29, 1790
South Carolina SC Columbia May 23, 1788
South Dakota SD Pierre Nov 02, 1889
Tennessee TN Knoxville, 'Nashville Jun 01, 1796
Territory Southwest of River Ohio TSW Knoxville Mar 26, 1790
Texas TX Austin Dec 29, 1845
Texas, Republic of TXR Austin Jan 01, 1836
United States US Washington, DC Jul 04, 1776
Utah UT Salt Lake City Jan 04, 1896
Utah Territory UTT Salt Lake City Sep 09, 1850
Vermont VT Montpelier Mar 04, 1791
Virginia VA Richmond Jun 25, 1788
Washington WA Olympia Nov 11, 1889
Washington Territory WAT Olympia Mar 02, 1853
West Virginia WV Charleston Jun 01, 1863
Wisconsin WI Madison May 29, 1848
Wisconsin Territory WIT Belmont, Burlington Apr 20, 1836
Wyoming WY Cheyenne Jul 10, 1890
Wyoming Territory WYT Cheyenne Jul 25, 1868
 

 
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